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> same investment in learning materials Don't you need to go to law school to become a lawyer in most places? That's a lot of money. You can learn to be a prog
by titanomachy 10y ago
> same investment in learning materials
Don't you need to go to law school to become a lawyer in most places? That's a lot of money. You can learn to be a programmer using a cheap laptop and public library WiFi.
- logicallee 10y agoI meant time investment - both need to master an objectively large body of knowledge. (By the way it is also possible to "read the law"[1] though not common.) [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_law
- dpc59 10y agoThere are a lot of places where you can't take the bar exam through just reading the law, you need a degree.